About this episode

Miho Janvier answers a question from a 4-year-old about why the sun is hot.

A question from Ida, age 4. Miho Janvier answers. Find out more about the Solar Dynamics Observatory , the Solar and Heliospheric Observatory (SOHO) , Solar Orbiter , and Proba-3 . For more on Dr. Janiver's work, see episode 121 .

People in this episode

Host: Carrie Nugent

Guest: Miho Janvier

Topics covered

• sun
• solar dynamics
• space exploration
• children's questions
• astronomy

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Solar Dynamics Observatory, Solar and Heliospheric Observatory (SOHO), Solar Orbiter, Proba-3

More episodes of Spacepod

• 236: Are there rainbows on other planets? (Part II) · July 1, 2026 · 16 min
• 234: How many stars are there in space? · May 1, 2026 · 10 min

Explore listener stats, chart rankings, contacts and more on the Spacepod podcast page.